Homes in Lincoln
No new homes were permitted in 2025.
What kind of housing town is Lincoln?
Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.
100% of Lincoln households own their home
Half of Lincoln’s homes were built before 1999.
Missouri: 68% own.
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 · figures for a place this size carry wide margins of error.
A two-bedroom rents for about $890
Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Putnam County, MO): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
No new homes permitted in 2025
No permits for new homes were issued in Lincoln in 2025. The last year with any was 2017 (1 new home).
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, Lincoln's population fell by 43 even though 10 new homes were permitted. Homes are holding fewer people: households are getting smaller, or more homes are used part of the year. Across Missouri: 1.1 new residents per new home.
Every year as a table
| Year | New homes | Single-family | 2+ per building | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Jan–Aug) | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2017 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2012 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $120,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 0 | $40,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 0 | $50,000 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | $334,000 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $150,000 |
| 2005 | 5 | 5 | 0 | $300,000 |
| 2004 | 9 | 7 | 2 | $275,000 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Homes authorized by building permits, counted in the year the permit was issued. U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey.
Lincoln vs. its neighbors
The towns that share a border with Lincoln. Tap one to see its housing page.
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| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | 2-bed rent | New homes 2025 | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln | — | — | $890 | 0 | $74,763 |
| Union | $124K* | — | $890 | — | $70,357 |
Typical value: Zillow Home Value Index; * Census median home value where Zillow has none. † FHFA price index change where Zillow has none. Rent: HUD Fair Market Rent. New homes: Census building permits.
Neighbors talk housing
What Lincoln buyers, sellers and renters are saying.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. New homes: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.